Optimus was relatively relaxed sitting at his desk on the human base in Diego Garcia. He sighed as a beeping signaled a conference call for him. He pressed the button to answer.

"Optimus, we need to talk!"

Optimus jumped at the sound of the voice he knew so well. "Megatron."

Megatron growled. "Tell me. What are two of your soldiers doing in my base?"

Optimus looked around his empty office, trying to remember if sent anybody to spy on that base or not. He hadn't. "I was not aware any of my mechs were there."

"Bullscrap!" Megatron glared as he raised up his arm. A chain dangled down. "Do you want to know what is connected to the end of the cybertronium chain?"

"Cybertronium. You mean the stuff that's really hard to break right?"

Optimus jumped at the sound of Prowl behind him. He turned back, and nodded. "That would be my best guess. How did you-"

Prowl brought a digit up to his face. "Shhh."

Optimus went silent, and Prowl smirked. "What is connected to the other end of that chain?"

"A disgusting human!" Megatron screeched.

Giggles and laughs broke out from the background. Optimus and Prowl recognized two of the voices. Prowl glared at the screen. "Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, What are you doing at the Decepticon base?"

"Greatest prank of the century!" Sideswipes voice shouted.

Prowl sighed. "Megatron, we ask you do not harm the humans, or our idiotic soldiers."

"I have a soldier I have to deal with as well. It seems both sides were in on this."

A human hand climbed up onto the screen. "Optimus, I just want you to know, if I survive this, I'm never warping again. I know I said it was cool and all, but never again!"

Optimus opened his mouth to speak. "I see. I am sorry."

The human femme was a daughter of one of the human solders. He didn't know her real name, but everybody just called her Chika.

Megatron growled. "Get off the screen, human scum!"

"Hey! Listen, Bucket Head, I'm more upset that you are! I'm an Optimus Prime fan, if any of my friends saw me like this, I'll be shunned. Or worse, I'll be mugged in one of the empty hangars! IT'LL BE ALL YOUR FAULT!"

Megatron growled. "All my fault! I'm the leader of an anti-human group! If I go to my Thursday meeting with a human attached to me, I'll have to offline my self!"

The human glared at Megatron. "Why don't you just get it over with and kill yourself now?"

Megatron stared at the girl. "You have some bearing on you. To talk to me like that!"

The girl turned back to the screen. "I just want uncuffed from this guy!"

Optimus turned to Prowl. Prowl shrugged. "We could uncuff them."

Optimus muted the mic. "Do you think Megatron would keep the twins if we didn't?"

Prowl froze. "There is a 45 percent chance he will. The odds are against us."

Optimus nodded. "What if we let him beat the slag out of the twins, and then, uncuff them."

Prowl thought for a moment. "I do not believe that would work."

Optimus frowned. "We never had this conversation."

Prowl nodded as Optimus unmuted the mic. "We will help remove the cuffs. I will send a ground bridge to your location. We only ask you release the humans."

Megatron gave Optimus a suspicious look. "What of your soldiers."

Optimus cursed. He was hoping the huge silver mech wouldn't mention them. "We need them too."

"We do not want them." Prowl added.

"HEY!" the two voiced off camera shouted.

Optimus shook his helm. "Please do not worry, Chika, you will be alright. We will get you out of this situtions before you can be mugged in one of the empty hangars."

Chika smiled. "You know my nickname!" She turned to Megatron with a huge smile. "OPTIMUS PRIME KNOWS MY NICKNAME!"

Megatron growled. "You did that on purpose, Prime."


Chika rubbed her wrist after the smaller end of the chain fell to the ground. Megatron glared down at her. "Flesh bag."

"Bucket head."

Megatron stalked back through the ground bridge leaving Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, and Chika in the Autobot's servos.

Optimus sighed. "Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, Brig. Now." Optimus pointed.

The twins left the room with frowns. Prowl smirked. "Serves them right. I do wish we never let them out though."

Optimus sighed. "It's against Autobot regulations. I checked."

Chika looked up at Optimus with glittering eyes. "Can I hug you?"

"Yes." Optimus nodded.

The girl gripped Optimus's pede in her arms. "THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!"

Prowl smirked. Optimus sighed. It was going to be hard to remove the fangirl now…